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Birds eye or balloon view of Rocky Point. Narragansett Bay, R.I, 1878
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About Warwick
City in Rhode Island, United StatesWarwick ( WORR-ik or WOR-wik) is a city in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States, and is the third-largest city in the state, with a population of 82,823 at the 2020 census. Warwick is located approximately 12 miles (19 km) south of downtown Providence, Rhode Island, 63 miles (101 km) southwest of Boston, Massachusetts, and 171 miles (275 km) northeast of New York City. Warwick was founded by Samuel Gorton in 1642 and has witnessed major events in American history. It was decimated during King Philip's War (1675–1676) and was the site of the Gaspee Affair, the first act of armed resistance against the British, preceding even the Boston Tea Party, and a significant prelude to the American…
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Housing in Warwick
The typical Warwick home is worth about $422,000, up 4.4% in a year, 17% below the Rhode Island typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Warwick
Safety Grade B
Warwick reports less crime per resident than 64% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Rhode Island has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Warwick sits closer to the middle.
Health in Warwick
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Schools in Warwick
All Warwick schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Warwick’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 58% of Rhode Island’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within RI. Ratings are from neighbors.
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